Open AccessMegkésett tisztelgés vagy szakmai aktualitás? A levéltártan alapművének első magyar kiadásáról
Author(s) -
András Árpád Sipos
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kaleidoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2062-2597
DOI - 10.17107/kh.2020.21.190-204
Subject(s) - archivist , honour , classics , sociology , law , art , history , political science , archaeology
The Dutch Manual of Muller, Feith and Fruin is the basic work of modern archival theory and practice and widely considered to be the “Bible of a modern archivist”. It was published the first time in Hungarian in 2019. Is it a late honour for the past of this profession with some significance just for archival history? How can the permanent influence of the book be explained? The principle of provenance has to be reconsidered at190any time when the archival profession faces new challenges. This study summarizes the most topical challenges of our times generally and for Hungarian archivists particularly to identify fields where the Manual seems to be highly inspiring in. We have to find new ways of arranging and representing archival information, and Dutch Manual seems to offer useful reference in the digital age too.